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Household of John Sewell (born 1850, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

John Sewell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sewell, born in 1850 in Sherbourne, Durham, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Sewell, born in 1853 in Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England. They had 2 children; Cammillia (born 1874 in Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England) and John (born 1877 in Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister, Hannah (born 1863 in West Houses, Durham, England), John's Boarder, Thomas (born 1837 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and John's Boarder, George (born 1853 in Thornley, Durham, England).


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John Sewell's household

Male

John

Sewell

Head
Female

Mary

Sewell

Wife
Female

Cammillia

Sewell

Daughter
Male

John

Sewell

Son
Female

Hannah

Sewell

Sister
Male

Thomas

Browell

Boarder
Male

George

Hutchinson

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Sewell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Sherbourne, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sewell

Head

Married

31

1850

Sherbourne, Durham, England

Mary

Sewell

Wife

Married

28

1853

Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England

Cammillia

Sewell

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England

John

Sewell

Son

Single

4

1877

Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England

Hannah

Sewell

Sister

Single

18

1863

West Houses, Durham, England

Thomas

Browell

Boarder

Single

44

1837

Sunderland, Durham, England

George

Hutchinson

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Thornley, Durham, England

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